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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
oVERCROWDING IN COMMON SCHOOLS
SOME EVIL EFFECTS OF THE SYSTEM AS CARRIED
ON IN BROOKLYN.

SOME EVIL EFFECTS OF THE SYSTEM AS CARRIED
ON IN BROOKLYN.
Edwin A. Curley, of Brooklyn, sends TO The IRiB-
UsE interesting statistics as to the OVERCOMING OK
common schools in that city. He says that IN 1850
the average number Of children overcrowded and on
half time in ffty-hve Of these schools was o'o4o,
Between 1884 and 1885 there was an increase OF
2l6 made In tho sitting, but the increase IN eo'
same time In the number Of children between hVe
and fourteen years OF age was from hve 70 SIX times
"a great The average increase in the number of
children between five and fourteen years OF age
not provided with any accommodation In the comman
schools, was about $500 year from june 1872
10 June, 1856. Tho number Of children on han time
and oyercrowded In the common schools has Increased
In the meantime till in October last 1t amounted I'd
1860. There is a chronic state OF CONGESTION u,
term TO term and sometimes from year 10 year In
the same grade without hope OF promotion untu they
Exciusiy OF the tr,iant schools, where promotion
Is unknown there seven schools In Brcohyh III
which, after making proper allowance lor tho
average rate OF progress Of the pupils III leo was
less than 40 per cent " that prescribed IN the course
OF study: and there nineteen IN which the ista
arc nineteen common schools In Brooklyn In which
a child with fair average abilities, opportunities ana
coed fortune would require nom fifteen TO twenty.
two and a half years 20 go through the course OF
study even whlo counting In only han OF those
years In which the pupil is overcrowded or ON half
is considerable difference in the cost OF tuition, books,
fanitors supplies and miscellaneous expenses In tho
several grades OF two schools situated less than
mile apart Who, he concludes, VIII venture 70
applied in Brooklyn, IS undoubtedly to oang ior tnc
enormous difference In the wasted time ana energy
of the pupils and the heavy extra cost 10 inc cis 1l
with tho otherl
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n1spOsJyG OF CITY ELECTRIC LIGHTING

The Gas Commission met again yesterday IN tho
Mayors Office The Ball Electric Light Company
sent communication stating that In the event oil ts
receiving a contract for lighting the city it would
withdraw tho conditions accompanying its bid. Mayor
Hewitt said that the bid Of the Brush Company was
tho lowest Of the regular bids now before the Com
mission AMI moved that It be awarded a contract for
the territory now lighted by IL below Fourteenth-st
at o. cents per light per night This was agreed TO-
Il was then determined to reject all other bids, and
~ authorize the Commission to advertise for new
bids for lighting the city, with tho understanding thai
the companies making bids be not held responsible
unless they obtained franchises from tho Common
CounciI A representative of tho Brush Company
said his company would continue to light Union and
Madison SQUARES until directed by the Commission to
discontinuo II. General Newton was authorized Ia
nronare tho advertisement for tho new bids after
ppnnssuitation with Lieutenant Mcllis.
Nfavor Hewitt said that the bid Of the North New
vor' Company was rejected for the reason that the
ratn was TOO high He favored lighting part Of
t%e city believing ID would be strong preventive
w W vice and crime Tho present competition was IN
oI rcsedngly GOOD thing. Because OF 1t, all the dark
niaces IN the city, well the more Travelled thor
oonrhfaros can be lighted at tho same price a. thae
I'D Tor cas- Tho contract with the Brush company
ppns a GOOD thing and when he got q good Thing ne
wanted to hold on t. It.
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AyALYzryG POISONOUS MILK ~ HARLEM

Residents of Harlem have become alarmed on account
Of the number OF persons who have been made sick oy
drinking poisonous milk in that part Of the city, Phys
clans who had looking In vain for an explanation OF
ocpto attacks of vomiting and cramps among their pa
tients within few weeks have come to the CONCLUSION
that poisonous milk the cause OF all the trouble
Probably there have hundreds OF OF milk poi
sonng IN the city which have not been reported at sank
tary In most the attacks OF stomach
trouble are not dangerous and the patients recover In
O few hours -, o,. r -. A..
aosnts OF the state Dairy Commission have been
irving hard for several weeks to ascertain how tho
milk is poisoned but analyses aud investigations have
failed 10 account for It. week ago the chemist OF tho
Health Department thought he had extracted The poison
from some milk which had caused sickness IN Harlem
DR. Edison fed tho supposed poison to rabbits and they
were not affected by N The analyses and Investigations
I'm this CITY are 10 be continued and agents will be sent to
the farms 10 examine and pasture fields pecu-
ary OF the poisonous milk Ia that the poison does not
beiray itself by any taste smell ana the MIX keeps
sweet as long as other milk There suspicion taas
few farmers are selling aduitera'eo iiA "nen e"uu'
be detected from good mix.
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THE CONVICTION or MRS CIGNARALE
SIZE Will PROBABLY BE nANGED-TnE FIRST wo

SHE Will PROBABLY BE HANGED-THE FIRST WO-
MAN TO BE EXECUTED IN THIS COUNTY.
The conviction Of Mrs. Chara Cgnarale OF the murder
OF her husband the theme Of much comment yeste
day at the DistrictAttorney's Office. No
since the State was organized. The question
crime asked and far the action OF the Dis
trictAttorney concerned, Mr. MARITIME answered 1t
by saying:
The verdict OF the jury warranted by the fact1
and the only which the thoughtful jurors could
have found the evidence certainly do expect
ask that any punishment less than that provided by law
for her crime shall be carried out"
Application will undoubtedly he made TO the Governor
for Communication OF the sentence ii the verdict should
stand the test OF appeal The Governor will ask the
DistrctAttorney and the Recorder for their
mendations the subject The Recorder told the jury
doubt say the same thing 10 the Governor Outside OF the
sympathy that may be expressed prisoner rs
woman there is little ground for the officials act
The chance OF reversal OF the judgment Is slight
Recorder throughout the trial admitted all The evidence
which the defence offered and was scarcely an ox
cepon taken except those which the lawyers for Mrs
Cgnarale may have entered TO the Recorders charge
Assistant DstrictAttorney Purdy who conducted the
prosecution that the woman convicted the
many circumstances which showed generalization. He
showed copy OF letter written by Mrs. Cgnarale
while she In prison In which she says that the whole
blame OF the act rests with herself but Mr. Purdy
eves that her lover. Antonio Andres. the
OF the crime DAudrea is now In prison and will
be tried tho charge OF murder In degree
II Mira Cignarale is hanged she will be the sixth
in the history OF this State suffer that punish
ment Roxana Druse. who was hanged on February %
last thirty years The Recorder viii probably pass
sentence on the woman this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
4 REUyIOy OF THE BIGELOW "A MILY


Boston, May % (SpeciaD. about year ago H. H.
Bigeow of Worcester. conceived the idea OF holding
Bigeow family reunion. About 200 OF the descendants
OF the Bgclows of olden times assembled at Mr. Blge
lows invitation Lincoln Park, Worcester. and 1t was
then voted to hold family gathering at Lincoln Park.
Lake QuinsgamonG on Thursday, June 2. Among the
more prominent members OF the family who have sgnt
fed their intention OF being present are the following
John Bigelow, of New-York; ]. Warren Biseiow' OF
Rutland Mass the Rev. Russell Bigelow Pope, OF Cleve-
land Dr. Asa Bigelow OF Toledo Jonathan G. Bigelow,
OF washingon Joshua q. Hail. OF Dover, n H.; Russell
A Bigelow OF NewYork the Row Elias Mason, OF BIZ
erca Mass; the Rev Jonathan Edwards. OF Wellesley,
Mass; Melville NJ Bgeiow. OF Boston; George H. Bigo-
low OF Boston I; f. W. Bigeow, OF Charleston, and ED
dress is to be delivered by the Rev. Jonathan Edwards
poem will be read, written by Dr. Blake Bgelow OF
Bulalo. Members OF the Bigeow family trace their
ancestry this country back to one John Bigelow or
as the name Is variousy written. Bigulah Bgonian'
Bgaoo Beggiley Begoa in the earliest records OF Wa
tertown daughter OF the first Joshua, son or John
Bigo married Lieutenant Thomas Garfield an ancestor
OF President ia mes Garfield
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children shoot themselves that is their
lookout.
THE KILLING OF LIEUTENANT CLARKE.
| HIsFATHER HAS VISION OF MURDER--THE WOUNDS
| ALMOST IMPOssIBLE FOR A SUICIDE.


ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR SUICIDE.
NEWPORT, May % tSpeciaD-Henry W. Clarke, OF this
city, will request the Secretary of the Navy to nvesti'
gate the shooting OF Lieutenant Arthur H. Clarke, with
the view to ascertanng II his death was by suicide as
reported, by MURDER as Mr., Clarke believes MI.
Clarke is thoroughly convinced that his son was MUIR
dered and relates two dreams groundyfor his belief
few days before his sons death he had presentment
that two deaths were about occur in his family
few days Halter fhis wes mother died, and while they
attending her funeral his sons death occurred at
Panama. Mr. Clarke was disncned to believe that his
son had committed suicide and determined that he had
taken an overdose Of some opiate to produce sleep,
because OF nervousness incident to fright caused by
recent fall Such his conjecture until that night he
had another vision in which he follow his
son till the latter entered the ship, when he
saw him fire two shots and his fall dead TO the
floor Soon afterward Mr. Clarke received letter from
Paymaster Peterson gyng,partcuars of his sons death
which conceded with Mr. Clarkes vision In that the
death by shooting and occurred in room on ship
board and differing only in the vital point of the person
who fired the shots. Mr. Clarke believes fully In his
dream, substantated as by past experiences and
considers the fact that his son went below after
going deck TO smoke and went, not to his room
but TO that of another officer named Wood detailed in
stance His theory is that the person who committed
the deed whose features he in his dream but did
not know told Clarke when he went on deck that Wood
wanted TO see him in his room and this person then
followed him, shot him as he entered the room and
had spread Mr. Clarkes belief in murder rather than
suicide strengthened by the fact that two shots were
medical experts in the recent Burton murder in this
city declared could scarcely be done by the person re-
In view of these circumstances Mr.. Clarke will ask
Secretary whitney to order investigation of the mat
suicide resulted in sending daughters Of the
dead and the husband ofone to States prison for
life Mr. Clarke is principal OF the Coddington School
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NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
ACCUSED OF OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
A limited CT rEs uINIsrrp cuARGEn WITH Using

UNITED STATES MINISTER CHARGED WITH USING
HIS OFFICIAL POSITION FOR HIS OWN GAIN
WAsHISGToN,.May 20 (SpecidD.-A private letter
received hero from resident of Port au Prince
Hayti whose standing and veracity unquestioned
reveals some curious transactions In which DIR.
Thompson, Secretary Bayard's appointee as United
states Minister to Hayti, plays conspicuous and not
very creditabe. part. 1t appears that about three
months after the arrival OF Dr. Thompson upon the
island, tho Rev. Mr.. Van Bvkkeen, an American
citizen died, leaving curious will which is now being
made the subject of dispute among the heirs Van
debt by the Hayan authorities illegally, and contrary
10 lasting treaty stipulations, as was atterward
admitted. The State Department, at the instance OF
H"ytan Government for 100000 in behalf OF Mr..
Van Bokkelen and in addition demanded his instant
release. Mr.. Van Bokkelen was given his liberty
but the claim for damages for false Imprisonment still
remains pending Alter his release from prison Van
Bokkelen went to the United State, for visit. lie
was in bad health, the result of his confinement and
the discipline OF prison life. While in the United
States he made will. He then returned to Hayti,
and fifteen days after his return died. surrounded by
his family. Before he died he was baptised Roman
Catholic, the Church to which United States Minister
Thompson belongs. Two days before ths Minister
THOMPSON il is said drew up c0dcil to the VIII,
in which the infant OF Thompson, whom Van
Bokkelen had never seem figured as q egatee Tor 10
per cent OF Van Bokkelens clam against the Haytan
Government Comment seems superiuous.
The father OF Van Bokkeen lives at No. 5O4 Clinton
ave-. Brooklyn 1t is understood that he ia in full
possession OF these facts. and that he Will lay them
before Secretary BayaId. Van Bokkelen left a widow
and two children in Strengthened circumstances.
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LILLIAN RUSSELL'S PASTE DIAMONDS.
she WANTS TO HAVE THE CASE TRIED IN COURT
AND NOT BEFORE THE RFFEREE.

SHE WANTS TO HAVE THE CASE TRIED IN COURT
AND NOT BEFORE THE RFFEREE.
Neither tho actress, Lillian Russell, nor her paste
diamonds was examined yesterday by Referee Hath
away in the suit Of Godchaux, the costumer, against
her for costumes alleged to have been unpaid for Yes
terday was set down as tho second day Of tho hear
Ing, but lawyers surprised the other law
yers by producing order from Judge McAdam "
show cause why all further proceedings should not
b. discontinued before the referee and be transferred
directly TO the City Court. The order was made re-
turnable on Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock and
STAYS all proceedings until that time Miss Russells
lawyer makes affidavit that the fair Lillian is willing
to appear before the court, but the order to show
cause was obtained because IT is apparent that the
reference Is being conducted 10 harass and annoy
her
Miss RusscDs troubles came about In this way
Some time ago she made an effort TO reopen case
brought against her by Oodchaux, the costumer, in
which judgment had been obtained against her by dc
fault for S5O2 %. Judge McAdam denied her appn-
cation and Miss Russell appeared for examination last
week before Curtis Il. Hathaway, the referee Miss
russell set up the calm that she was legally an In
under engagement at the stan.ard Theatre for
from Mr. Duff and had given an order to Mr. Duff
father TO Iay half Of the money TO Edward solomon
who She supposed was her i husband She saa Una
was anxious that he should 60 TO Europe IN an
TO questions as 10 her jewels, Miss Russell SAID
that she had not a precious stone, jewel Or gem
worth anything.
Il never had any," she explained GAN the Jew
els | wear on the stage paste.
Miss RusseIl's lawyer maintained yesterday that
the adjournment OF the case until saturday, day
that his client, actress, could not DO present. was
Mr. Hathaway said that he did not care about the
affidavit further than TO say that he had ruled as he
thought best.
The referees proceedings postponed until
fore judge McAdam on Tuesday at 10 a m
A pair Of earrings worth $50 and some paste da-
monds are the only Jewels" thus far discovered In
Miss Russelps possession.
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GRADUATES OF MISS ANNE BD0WTS SCHOOL,.
The commencement exercises OF Miss Anne Browns
school for Girls were held Friday In Dr. Kttredges
Church Madsou-aye and Fifty -seventhst The follow.
inr was the programme: Prayer, the Rev. Dr. Abbott
r. Kittredge; essay, "An Educated Windmill" Jennetts
Guitar. ESSAY "In His Own Concet" Katherine Wells
soue "Tho Angels sereuade." Brasa, Mary A. Gates;
organ. aN Penned violin. Professor CASTOR Blay o.
.ay. "Ths Impote Letter Writer OF the Twentieth csr
,urv Maud Howard essay. "AGrain Of Mustard seS1s
Emily Chumasero; waltz Tsehaikows nyy.ce Csrf-
son essay "a Builder Of Ruins Flors9 9 s,pomas; ID
vaied,otory, Marion MoKayj awarding Oh "P"
srass General Horace Porter class song rsca Clark.
The graduates were Emily Z. ChumaseVit Iowsrd Mar.
.on Jennettc Cutler Mary AGates Msn ; r Wsiis and
ION MCKAY. Florence g. Pullman, Katherine l" Won
The essays we're carefully prepared all ali Of the
eS: the sieoh Of American Gr, Il
TO be ano " 1ps yaisdicoran Miss
opponent o. nSr cSs.t simple and NATURE nceals art
yet pcriccty s,cn of that when s~ared 70 Mss
was the esrcats Of honor sceiisnce In scholar
special an for distinguished -, courso In ths
FLORENCE PSi araoter during her ave years s'u
nohool e.. 4. !.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29

HAyLAY AND GAUDAUR READY FOR RACE
CHICAGO May 90 (SpeciaD.-Thc indications are that
Mondays boat race ut Pullman between Hanlan and
Gaudaur will attract an immense crowd. Gaudaur Is
I'm good condition. Hanan is the more scientific oars
man. and his legion OF friends insist that his experience
and knowledge OF the profession will than discount
the superior muscular power of the athletic Gaudaur
Hanan seems to be in finer condition than over before
In February he weighed 1875 pounds To-day his "eght
Is 1856 pounds Report that he covered three miles
In his Massachusetts training in 1928 temperatures
are that the man who goes the Calumet course
Monday in 1890 will win the 5000 and the champion,
shin of America. Both Gaudaur and Hanlan have had
hard time TO secure boats They ordered Davis boats
which are built ut Portland, Me- Hanlan did not get
his she'll until Tuesday and Gandaurs boat DID NOT
arrive until Yesterday Both disappointed In not
getting outrggers with their boats Bookmakers are To-
day offering 4 to on either Hanlan or Gaudaue In
ST Louis Gaudaur Is fay0rte while hero and In the Eass
Haplan has the call.
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WARRINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, bptUruHy, Why ct 1877
COLLECTOR MAGoyg sUsTAINED.-The Treasury De-
partment has sustained the action OF the Collector OF
Customs ut New-York In refusing TO allow tuo oHto
states and Brazil steamship Company TO TRANSFER ion
one of their to another at NewYork wth0ut
payment OF duty certain wines and acs recently ahueu
at New-York .
SUIT TO DE ISsrITUrED.-Tho commissioner VI '"o
General Land Office has recommended to the secretary
of the Interior that he request the Attorney Geher 70
institute suit TO vacate the patent Ior the ~ g
ano de Buena VISTA In California, on the grouhu tt
fraud was used in procuring tho confirmation OF tno
grant by the Board OF Land Commissioners OF tno state
600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
RERNKING Tile POLICE.

Among persons in tho Essex Market olice Court
terday morning ten dissipated and five
who were all arrested Friday evening at No. 10 Bowery
sad u dsordery house OF the worst character The
complaints that poured into the Edrdge street station
house have been numerous ON Friday Oncer Place OBJ
tanned from Justice Reilly for the arrest OF the
proprietor whom he called John Doe During The pro
pre0rs tho police visited the place aud arrested the
fteen prisoners mentioned Justice OHeily discharged
them and after severely censurng the officer handed him
IA Ia
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rur woupy Mold THE FORT

FALL RIVER May % (speefal.-The laws OF Massa-
chusett fail to protect property In cases where
they arc being defrauded by dishonest tenants and In
order to get rid OF Objectionable tenants the owners OF
the property are at times obliged to resort to ingenious
methods Recently the owners OF house On yonn,s..
removed the windows from tenement 0couPIou " 49,
a,ters who were in arrears for rent Inc women aro
ohdurate however and defy the owner 70 eject tnei
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No RroUIsrTIoy FOX WILLIAM KIsSANE.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 2s.-The report that tho
Governor of Arkansas had issued requsition isr
tho arrest OF william Kissanc Is untrue IL was
doubtless based on rumor that efforts wound 20 iiuo
90 hiring him hack to Helena to recover the amount
~ hs hail bond which no forfeited when arrested for
Iurnlng the steamer Martha Washington Two OF th9
bondsmen, I. Is. Hanley and Thomas fearco ao SUI,
Iynr but up To a short timo ago no effort had Deen
made to compel them 10 pay Kissanes ioicited Doha'
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MORE COMPLAINTS AGAIYT RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON. May 25.-The Interstate Commerce Com
mission has received from the Street Stable Car Line
OF Chicago, by John W. Street. patenee complaint
against the Atchson Topeka and Santa Fe the Atlantic
and Pacific the Burlington and Missouri River the IN
ion Pacific tho Northern Pacific the Denver and kio
Grande and forty nine other railroad companies charg
ing them with unlawful discrimination In refusing 10 per-
init the use OF compliments other Improved cars ior
the carving OF live stock over their roads from
one state into through another unless upon
unreasonable and exorbitant charges OF freight Inc
complaint alleges that in refusing TO permit the use upon
their roads OF complanants cars except upon ps!
of oXorbtant rates respondents have damaged the com
painant I'm OF 100000, for which an order OF
cofnDensation Is asked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-29
SHOT HIMSELF WITH AN "UNLoADED" PISTOL

SHOT HIMSELF WITH AN "UNLOADED" PISTOL.
WAsmISGroN May % Especial. Herman schimmol-
fennlng young clerk in the Pension Office accidentally
shot himself shortly after midnight at the house OF MRS
Doughty, 1907 Thirteenthst schmmehenning had
been calling on young ladies in Mrs Doughtys mousse
and was preparing go home. As he put on his over.
coat something in the pocket attracted the a'enon "
ono n, rho Girls and finding that i was pistol she up
braided him for carrying so dangerous a weapon ny
It's not loaded" he said laughngly An unoadei pIs,
to can do no harm and TO the frightened girl
placed the pistol TO his mouth and pulled the trigger me
result loud report scream from me young I"C5
and the next mono t schlmmefennng fell headong on
the floor with bullet lodged in his brain An hour al
Harvard he died.
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FRENCH BRANDY LABELLED "sALr poRK.

fHkNCH BRANDY LABELLED SALT PORK"
BAN Francisco May 2s-Customs officers yesterday
sitesnoon seized the German bark Nautilus which
'econuy arrived here from Hamburg. The vessel was
searched and $1,000 worth Of Havana cigars and q
Snh q French brandy found Tho brandy was
Nj <. ~ poxos labelled "salt pork" The search
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" LET THEM sROOT THEMSELV IF THEY WANT
>S'>~

PHILADELPHIA May % tSpeeaD. Following onthe
heels of Mayor Filters orders prohibiting the discharge
OF fireworks on July A. exMsyor stokley, the present
Director Of Public Safety, says:
The Fourth q those holidays that shep 10 DO
some Official celebration Of tho day DO not oeev r 10 op
ing ar works on Let the boys and Hrs enJoy
in rational way they want TO DO so never
Stopped them when IVES Mayer. II parents psznat taeH
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pIpy,T KNOW now HE cor IN THE RIVER

The who nshed out of the East River on Fri
day evening by the deck hands Of the tugbost +. H.
Grove and taken TO the Chambers Street Hospital In an
unconscious condition. recovered consciousness yeste
day morning. He expressed much surprise at finding
himself In the hospital and declared that he could not
tell how he 10 he in the river lie said that he
F. A. Schneider, shoemaker Of No III Lafaye
Brooklyn He left the hospital yesterday contrary the
advice Of the physicians.
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SECOND AUTOPSY ON WHALENSBODH
Coroner MESSENGER held second autopsy yesterday
afternoon on the body Of Timothy whalen, who was
stabbed May 81 by Joseph 0Brien The Coroner met
with good deal of resistance from the family had his
deputy Dr. Herold. the night previous: He pro-
nounced death due TO pneumonia aduced by the STAB
wounds